Former addict Mackenzie Phillips is set to help other troubled drug users by training as a rehab counselor. The actress, who spent years battling substance abuse issues, is in the process of qualifying as a certified drug and alcohol rehabilitation counsellor, according to TMZ.com. Phillips is set to use her own experiences to help others […]
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Colombian pop superstar Shakira is heading to Israel next week to highlight the importance of education for children across the world. The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Hips Don’t Lie hitmaker has been invited to attend the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem, where she will be a featured speaker at the three-day Facing Tomorrow 2011 event. […]
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Angelina Jolie has won the approval of Turkish officials to visit refugees who have fled from Syria to escape violent uprisings. The Hollywood humanitarian, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, recently lodged her request with Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, and spokesman Selcuk Unal revealed on Wednesday (15Jun11) that they had given Jolie […]
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Country star Keith Urban delighted fans in Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday (09Jun11) when he opened a rehearsal session up to the public, giving them a sneak peek of his upcoming tour. The singer invited a select group of devotees and local music industry professionals to join him at the Municipal Auditorium as he ran through […]
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Alec Baldwin is contemplating running for the mayoral office in his native New York following the sex scandal surrounding embattled local politician Anthony Weiner. The married New York representative hit headlines after he admitted lying about sending a saucy picture to a female student via Twitter.com. He has since confessed to having intimate internet and […]
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A ban on Lady Gaga’s Born This Way album in Lebanon has been lifted following fan protests in the Middle Eastern state. The record, which topped charts across the world upon its release in May, was stopped from going on sale in Lebanon after officials in the conservative country impounded a shipment of the CDs […]
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Politico.com is reporting that The Ed Show host Ed Schultz has been suspended by MSNBC for one week without pay for calling conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham a ‘right-wing slut’ on his syndicated radio program Tuesday.
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Business tycoon-turned-reality TV star Donald Trump hasn’t ruled out running for America’s President in 2012, despite publicly denouncing the idea in a formal statement just a week ago. Earlier this year Trump hinted he would be running as a hopeful Republican, and many political pundits suggested he would win a lot of votes if he […]
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Leonardo Dicaprio raised more than $200,000 for aid efforts in Haiti – by pledging to personally donate $70,000 and shaming business moguls Harvey Weinstein and Vladimir Doronin into following suit. The Hollywood heart-throb was at an auction for Sean Penn’s Haiti charity as part of the Cannes Film Festival in France this week when he […]
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